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short-term gilts

 
 
noun [plural] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

gilts (= British government bonds) that are paid back in less than seven years
(Definition of short-term gilts noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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